chunky 6,097 Posted June 20, 2022 1 minute ago, waiheke1 said: Before I was born! Blah, blah, blah... He wasn't THAT bloody old! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,097 Posted June 20, 2022 I thought we'd covered this before... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,993 Posted June 20, 2022 I thought we had too, which is why it wasn't really a call to re do all the well known nicknames. It was just the first thread i came across that fitted my question about 'Onandoff' Johnson. Following forum guidlines and not starting yet another new thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,097 Posted June 20, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, iris123 said: I thought we had too, which is why it wasn't really a call to re do all the well known nicknames. It was just the first thread i came across that fitted my question about 'Onandoff' Johnson. Following forum guidlines and not starting yet another new thread And I still haven't found anything about 'Onandoff' Johnson... Perhaps there's something about him in the "Speedway Museum" thread??? Edited June 20, 2022 by chunky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BL65 657 Posted June 20, 2022 2 hours ago, chunky said: And I still haven't found anything about 'Onandoff' Johnson... 1928 Middlesbrough programmes listed him as David 'Onanoff' Johnson (no 'd' in onanoff). He had a few falls, but also recorded some heat wins during a brief career. David Johnson appeared at Middlesbrough in 1928 to 1930, Whitley Bay, Gosforth, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1929 and York in 1931. He rode as reserve for York in a National Trophy match at Leicester Super in 1931, falling in his first race and scoring one point from two other rides. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,993 Posted June 20, 2022 Nice on BL65 I thought if anyone could answer it, it would be you Tbh i guess the Newcastle link put me and others off. I did look with no luck at pre- war Newcastle results. Expecting him to be a rookie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sotonian 610 Posted June 20, 2022 18 hours ago, waiheke1 said: Pretty original at belle vue: PC - Peter Collins Mort/Mighty Mort: Chris Morton Jimmy Mac: Jimmy McMillan The Racing Car: Peter Carr Carl "Bye Bye" Blackbird Barry "Baz" Ayres And perhaps the only one with a hint of creativity: Smudger and foxy/foxy? - Andy Smith Lesser known was Ken 'Pubic' Eyre 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatface 2,554 Posted June 21, 2022 One of those areas in which the yanks do it so much better than us.... I give you.... "Cowboy" Cook "Sudden" Sam "Showtime" Bobby Ott As opposed to...erm... Havvy Woffy Wiggy 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,165 Posted June 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, falcace said: One of those areas in which the yanks do it so much better than us.... I give you.... "Cowboy" Cook "Sudden" Sam "Showtime" Bobby Ott As opposed to...erm... Havvy Woffy Wiggy Havvy the too was how he was known at Peterborough, because after a crap meeting he always said it was too wet, too dry, too slick or too grippy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lefty 1,268 Posted June 21, 2022 23 minutes ago, falcace said: One of those areas in which the yanks do it so much better than us.... I give you.... "Cowboy" Cook "Sudden" Sam "Showtime" Bobby Ott As opposed to...erm... Havvy Woffy Wiggy Mike 'The Professor' Bast Keith 'Snakeman' Larsen Robert 'Kid' Curry Vance 'The Green Hornet' Felicio 'Flying' Mike Faria 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midland Red 2,383 Posted June 21, 2022 On 6/20/2022 at 10:10 AM, BL65 said: 1928 Middlesbrough programmes listed him as David 'Onanoff' Johnson (no 'd' in onanoff). He had a few falls, but also recorded some heat wins during a brief career. David Johnson appeared at Middlesbrough in 1928 to 1930, Whitley Bay, Gosforth, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1929 and York in 1931. He rode as reserve for York in a National Trophy match at Leicester Super in 1931, falling in his first race and scoring one point from two other rides. I had a browse through the British Newspaper Archives, and there are a handful of articles which include the name “Onanoff” Johnson, together with one which refers to him as David “On and off” Johnson, leading Middlesbrough star and their most daredevil rider, who had completed the speedway season unscathed, only to badly break his leg playing football. I noted other nicknames in the few articles I found… Riskit Riley Broadside Burton Skid Skinner - which reminded me of Skid Pitcher! Smoky Stratton Dare-devil Beckett Broncho Dixon and a couple of more well-known ones… Sprouts Elder (James Lloyd Elder) Buster Frogley (Arthur Robert Frogley) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sotonian 610 Posted June 21, 2022 37 minutes ago, falcace said: One of those areas in which the yanks do it so much better than us.... I give you.... "Cowboy" Cook "Sudden" Sam "Showtime" Bobby Ott As opposed to...erm... Havvy Woffy Wiggy Donny "Too Tall" Odom was a bit naff though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,097 Posted June 22, 2022 7 hours ago, Sotonian said: Donny "Too Tall" Odom was a bit naff though. As was Buddy "The Bud Man" Robinson... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,993 Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) But not all US nicknames were great 'Lammy' Lamoreaux although i seem to recall he was knwn as 'the Frenchman' or maybe 'Frenchie' at first due to his surname. So maybe the 'Lammy' name came from his time in the UK Edited June 22, 2022 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff100 1,426 Posted June 22, 2022 Glamour boy " lou sansom blond bombshell "reg wilson king of crash" chris blythe Wild man ," vic londsdale Fiery aussie " mal mackay Early comets i seem to remember Share this post Link to post Share on other sites